Meet Kristen

Owner & Lead Therapist (she/her)

Starting NY City Psychotherapy has been a dream in the making for a long time. I became a therapist, because it is my passion to help others strengthen their mental health. I also really enjoy teaching, and so much of therapy involves teaching and learning. I started this group practice, because I am very passionate about community and mentorship. Being able to bring together a number of talented clinicians where we can teach and learn from one another professionally and empower each other to provide the absolute best quality of care to our clients is truly a gift. I am so grateful to work alongside this team.

Many clients start therapy, because they are experiencing unmanageable symptoms or going through a crisis. In many cases like these skills based therapy can be effective. Many clients stay in therapy, because once symptoms subside they want to explore root cases, their sense of self, or their experience of their emotions and the world. This is where supportive talk therapy can be healing.

As a therapist I really enjoy combining psychodynamic and skills based psychotherapy in my work with clients for this reason. Sessions with me are a combination of building insight while also implementing practical coping skills you can use in the day to day. Sessions are always client-driven but collaborative.

While I work with clients to address a wide array of life issues, a lot of my expertise lies with anxiety. Anxiety at any level can be uncomfortable but at its worst it can feel debilitating. I am extremely motivated and passionate about helping clients redefine their relationship to their anxiety so that it gets much smaller- purely serving as an emotional guide and no longer having a negative impact on the day to day.

If you struggle with excessive worry, panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, reassurance seeking in your relationships, conflict and boundary setting avoidance, and fears of abandonment, then therapy with me may be the right fit for you.